boardinghouse

or board·ing house

[ bawr-ding-hous, bohr- ]

/ ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊs, ˈboʊr- /

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noun, plural board·ing·hous·es [bawr-ding-hou-ziz, bohr-]. /ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈboʊr-/.

a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment.

Origin of boardinghouse

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby boardinghouse

boarder, boarder baby, board foot, board game, boarding, boardinghouse, boardinghouse reach, boarding out, boarding party, boarding pass, boarding school

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Example sentences from the Web for boardinghouse

We lived there at a boardinghouse, and she behaved badly, very badly.
In the Year of Jubilee|George Gissing
The first person I met in the boardinghouse compound was the scholarly Romesh.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
When we arrived at my boardinghouse the landlady put her to bed at once and I did not see her again until the next morning.
The Troll Garden and Selected Stories|Willa Cather
The main point was that this furnace man had begged Miss Ryerson not to leave her boardinghouse until he returned.
The Conquest of America|Cleveland Moffett

Before I left here, I found at a boardinghouse where he had boarded, and still owed a bill, a trunk which the landlord retained.
The Story of a Mine|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for boardinghouse

boarding house

noun

a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests

Australian a house for boarders at a schoolSee also house (def. 10)

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单词	boardinghouse
释义	boardinghouse or board·ing house [ bawr-ding-hous, bohr- ] / ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊs, ˈboʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR boardinghouse ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural board·ing·hous·es [bawr-ding-hou-ziz, bohr-]. /ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈboʊr-/. a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment. Origin of boardinghouse First recorded in 1720–30 Words nearby boardinghouse boarder, boarder baby, board foot, board game, boarding, boardinghouse, boardinghouse reach, boarding out, boarding party, boarding pass, boarding school Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boardinghouse We lived there at a boardinghouse, and she behaved badly, very badly. In the Year of Jubilee\|George Gissing The first person I met in the boardinghouse compound was the scholarly Romesh. Autobiography of a YOGI\|Paramhansa Yogananda When we arrived at my boardinghouse the landlady put her to bed at once and I did not see her again until the next morning. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories\|Willa Cather The main point was that this furnace man had begged Miss Ryerson not to leave her boardinghouse until he returned. The Conquest of America\|Cleveland Moffett Before I left here, I found at a boardinghouse where he had boarded, and still owed a bill, a trunk which the landlord retained. The Story of a Mine\|Bret Harte British Dictionary definitions for boardinghouse boarding house noun a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests Australian a house for boarders at a schoolSee also house (def. 10) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to boardinghouse crib, apartment, shelter, house, housing, hotel, roof, pad, lodging, quarters, motel, board, digs, rooms, crash pad, room and board, rooming house, lodging house
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